
variable name=state
	Name of state

variable name=statemaporder
	Number between 1 and 51 gives order of state on map if working through a map of the states from west to east, serpentine fashion.

variable name=ban
	Large gathering bans.
variable name=leave 
	Paid sick leave.
variable name=biz
	Non-essential business closures.
variable name=quar
	Mandatory quarantines.
variable name=bars
	Bar and restaurant limits.
variable name=vac
	Free vaccine when available.
variable name=school
	State mandated school closures.
source for the above block of variables: https://www.politico.com/news/2020/03/24/coronavirus-state-response-maps-146144, accessed 157 pm, march 26 2020

variable name=cases
Last updated 12:50 pm, et, March 26, 2020.
source: https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/12/us/states-responses-to-coronavirus/index.html accessed 119pm, march 26, 2020.  

variable name=cases2
variable name=deaths2
Last updated 1:26 pm, et, March 26, 2020.
https://www.kff.org/health-costs/issue-brief/state-data-and-policy-actions-to-address-coronavirus/ accessed 311pm march 26, 2020.


variable name=pop20190701
variable name=pop18plus_20190701
Source for the above block of variables: table SCPRC-EST2019-18+POP-RES from https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2010s-state-detail.html, accessed March 26, 2020.

AGE VARIABLES

Source for the above block of variables: table sc-est2018-agesex-civ from https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2010s-state-detail.html, accessed March 26, 2020.

WHITEALONE

Source for white, no other race, non-hispanic: table 003sc-est2018-alldata6 from https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2010s-state-detail.html, accessed March 26, 2020.


RACE / ETHNICITY VARIABLES

Source for the above block of variables: table sc-est2018-alldata5 from https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2010s-state-detail.html, accessed March 26, 2020.


STATE LIBERALISM
conservative
	Percent of respondents conservative in 2018.
moderate
	Percent of respondents moderate in 2018.
liberal
	Percent of respondents liberal in 2018.
gallupn
	Number of people in 2018 Gallup surveys.

Source for the above block of variables: https://news.gallup.com/poll/247016/conservatives-greatly-outnumber-liberals-states.aspx accessed March 26, 2020.

PARTISAN BALANCE
Variables self-explanatory.  
Nebraska legislature considered Republican for analysis.  
Partisan balance as of November 22, 2019, immediately after the state general elections of November 2019.
Source for the above block of variables: https://www.ncsl.org/Portals/1/Documents/Elections/Legis_Control_2019_Post-Election%20Nov%2022nd.pdf

TURNOUT BY AGE


Source for the above block of variables: table table04c from https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/voting-and-registration/p20-583.html, accessed March 26, 2020.

